Tamil Eelam Air Force | |
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வான்புலிகள் | |
Active | March 26, 2007 - 18 May 2009 |
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Type | Non-state air force |
Role | Aerial reconnaissance Airstrike Close air support Psychological warfare Suicide attack Tactical bombing |
Size | 40 - 50 |
Part of | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
Colors | Blue and White |
Engagements | Sri Lankan Civil War |
Commanders | |
Colonel of the Regiment | Colonel Shanker† |
Notable commanders | Colonel Shanker†, Kushanthan Master (POW), Achudan |
The Tamil Eelam Air Force[1] or Sky Tigers (Tamil: வான்புலிகள்) was the air service branch of the Divisions of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, who used it against the Government of Sri Lanka. They also called themselves the Tamileelam Air Force (TAF).[2] Though the existence of the Sky Tigers had been the subject of speculation for many years, the existence of the wing was only revealed after an attack in March 2007, during Eelam War IV.